HSK 5

不得了

不得了

Explanation

不得了 expresses an extremely serious, astonishing, or wonderful degree, often used in exclamatory contexts. It can be placed at the beginning of a sentence like '不得了了' to emphasize urgency. Examples: '真是不得了' (truly amazing), '不得了了,电脑坏了' (Oh no, the computer is broken).

Examples

你又考了第一名,真是不得了!
yòukǎolemíngzhēnshìliǎo
不得了了,房间里进水了。
liǎolefángjiānjìnshuǐle
完了完了,不得了了,电脑坏了。
wánlewánleliǎolediànnǎohuàile

Learn “不得了” effectively

The grammar point “不得了” (不得了) is one of the key structures at HSK 5. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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